DIARY - European Market Holidays to December 2009

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REUTERS DIARY OF EUROPEAN MARKET HOLIDAYS

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2009 MARKET HOLIDAYS

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**** More countries will be added as and when holidays are confirmed by Reuters ****

MONDAY, SEPT 28

Czech Republic - St. Wenceslas Day

THURSDAY, OCT 1

Cyprus - Cyprus Independence Day

WEDNESDAY, OCT 7

Belarus - October Revolution Day

THURSDAY, OCT 8

Croatia - Independence Day

WEDNESDAY, OCT 14

Moldova - Day of the City

MONDAY, OCT 19

Albania - Mother Teresa Day

FRIDAY, OCT 23

Hungary - Public Holiday

MONDAY, OCT 26

Austria - National Holiday

Ireland - October Bank Holiday

Kazakhstan - Public Holiday

WEDNESDAY, OCT 28

Cyprus - Greek National Day

Czech Republic - Independent Czechoslovak State Day

Greece - National Holiday

THURSDAY, OCT 29

Turkey - Republic Day

WEDNESDAY, NOV 4

Russia - Unity day

WEDNESDAY, NOV 11

Poland - Independence Day

TUESDAY, NOV 17

Czech Republic - Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day

Slovakia - Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day

WEDNESDAY, NOV 18

Latvia - Proclamation of Latvia

FRIDAY, NOV 27

Albania - Small Bajram

Turkey - Religious Kurban Holiday

SATURDAY, NOV 28

Turkey - Religious Kurban Holiday

SUNDAY, NOV 29

Turkey - Religious Kurban Holiday

MONDAY, NOV 30

Albania - National Liberation Day

Turkey - Religious Kurban Holiday

TUESDAY, DEC 1

Albania - Independence Day

Romania - National Day

TUESDAY, DEC 8

Albania - Small Bajram

Austria - Immaculate Conception

Malta - Immaculate Conception

WEDNESDAY, DEC 9

Kazakhstan - Eid al-Adha (Feas of the Sacrifice)

WEDNESDAY, DEC 16

Kazakhstan - Independance Day

THURSDAY, DEC 24

Austria - Christmas Eve

Bulgaria - Christmas Eve

Cyprus - Christmas Eve

Czech Republic - Christmas Eve

Denmark - Christmas Eve

Estonia - Christmas Eve

Finland - Christmas Eve

Hungary - Public Holiday

Italy - Christmas Eve

Iceland - Christmas Eve

Latvia - Christmas Eve

Norway - Christmas Eve

Malta - Christmas Eve

Poland - Christmas Eve (Warsaw SE/New Connect/CeTo)

Slovakia - Christmas Eve

Spain - Market Holiday

Sweden - Christmas Eve

FRIDAY, DEC 25

Albania - Christmas

Austria - Christmas Day

Belarus - Christmas Day

Belgium - Christmas

Bulgaria - Christmas Day

Croatia - Christmas Day

Cyprus - Christmas Day

Czech Republic - Christmas Day

Denmark - Christmas Day

Estonia - Christmas Day

Finland - Christmas Day

France - Christmas

Germany - Christmas

Greece - Christmas

Hungary - Christmas

Iceland - Christmas Day

Ireland - Christmas Day

Italy - Christmas

Latvia - Christmas Day

Luxembourg - Christmas

Malta - Christmas Day

Netherlands - Christmas

Norway - Christmas Day

Poland - Christmas

Portugal - Christmas

Romania - Christmas

Slovakia - Christmas Day

Spain - Christmas Day

Sweden - Christmas Day

Switzerland - Christmas Day

United Kingdom - Christmas

MONDAY, DEC 28

Ireland - St. Stephens' Day

United Kingdom - Boxing Day holiday

THURSDAY, DEC 31

Austria - Exchange Holiday

Bulgaria - New Year's Eve

Cyprus - New Year's Eve

Czech Republic - New Years Eve

Denmark - New Years Eve

Estonia - Non Trading Day

Finland - New Years Eve

Iceland - New Year's Eve

Italy - Last Day of the Year

Jordan - New Year's Eve

Latvia - New Year's Day

Norway - New Years Eve

Malta - New Year's Eve

Spain - Market Holiday

Sweden - New Year's Eve

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